just finished reading the count of monte cristo only to realize that I read the abridged version (that version still had 930 pages so I thought it is only shorter cause of the font and book size but turns out it’s an abridged version yayy)… so what do you recommend me to do now? ( By the way I really enjoyed the story, it was a really fun read but it took me some time to get through cause I dont really read classics that often, that’s why I was kinda proud of myself for ‘finishing’ that one)
Idk what to do know, is it still worth it to pick up the unabridged version? I probably should do that but right now I don’t have the energy to relive the book again… kinda disappointed though cause I despise ‘abridged versions’, now I feel like I read an incomplete book :(
sorry had to rant haha
The first version I read was like the schoolastic book fair version and when I learned what abridged mean it was pretty obviously like half the book maybe for kids? 900 sounds a lot closer to the full story though. There’s a ton of printings so I don’t know specifically but I’d guess it’s maybe less heavily abridged? If you do want the full version experience I think the newer translation that penguin classics uses is a definitive edition